At the pod where Thor, Rocket and Groot were.
"I am Groot." Groot said irritably.
"Tinkle in the cup. We're not looking. What's there to see? What's a twig? Everybody's seen a twig." Rocket said.
"I am Groot."
"Tree, pour what's in the cup out in space, and go in the cup again." Thor said looking out the window.
"You speak Groot?" Rocket said.
"Yes, they taught it on Asgard. It was an elective."
"I am Groot." Groot said shortly.
"You'll know when we're there. Nivadellir's forge harnesses the power of a blazing neutron star." Thor said. "It's the birth place of my hammer. It's truly awesome." he said nostalgically.
Rocket turned to see Thor sitting sadly beside the window, and sighed.
"Okay, time to be the captain." Rocket said and walked to a console near by Thor. "So, dead brother, huh? Yeah, that can be annoying."
"Well, he's been dead before, but this time I think it really might be true."
"And you said your sister and your dad?"
"Both dead."
"Still got a mom, though?"
"Killed by a dark elf."
"A best friend?"
"Stabbed through the heart."
"Are you sure you're up to this particular murder mission?"
"Absolutely. Rage, vengeance, anger, loss, regret...They're all tremendous motivators. They really clear the mind. So I'm good to go." Thor said smiling widely.
"Yeah, but this Thanos we're talking about...He's the toughest there is."
"Well, he's never fought me."
"Yeah, he has."
"He's never fought me twice. And I'm getting a new hammer, don't forget."
"Better be some hammer."
"You know, I'm 1,500 years old. I've killed twice as many enemies as that, and every one would have rather killed me, but none succeeded. I'm only alive because fate wants me alive. Thanos is the latest in a long line of *morons* and he will be the latest to feel my vengeance."
"And what if you're wrong?"
"If I'm wrong then what more could I lose?" Thor said and stood and set himself at the front of the pod, beside Groot.
"I could lose a lot. Me personally. I could lose a lot." Rocket said and took an eyeball from somewhere on his person. "Okay. If fate does want you to kill that crapsack... You're gonna need more than one stupid eyeball." he said and gave Thor the eyeball.
"What's this?" Thor asked.
"What's it look like? Some jerk lost a bet with me on on Contraxia."
"He gave you his eye?"
"He gave me 100 credits. I snuck in later that night and stole his eye."
"Thank you, sweet rabbit." Thor said and kept putting the eyeball in his socket.
"Hmm. Huh? Oh. I would've washed that. The only way I could sneak it off Contraxia was up my...Hey, we're here!"
"I don't think this thing works. Everything seems dark." Thor said smacking his palm against the side of his head.
"It ain't the eye."
Nivadellir was dark and motionless as the three near it.
"Something's wrong. The star's gone out. And the rings are frozen." Thor said.
Later inside the forge, Thor, Rocket and Groot walked through a seemingly abandon, and cluttered room.
"I hope these dwarves are better at forging than they are cleaning...Maybe they realized they live in a junk pile in the middle of space..." Rocket said.
"This forge hasn't gone dark in centuries..." Thor said.
"You said Thanos had a gauntlet, right?" Rocket said looking to a pedestal.
"Yes. Why?"
"Look anything like that?"
"I am Groot." Groot said.
"Go back to the pod."
Suddenly a large figure storms towards them fiercely.
"Eitri, wait! Stop! Stop." Thor said.
"Thor?" Eitri said.
"What happened here?"
"You were supposed to protect us. Asgard was supposed to protect us!"
"Asgard is destroyed. Eitri, the glove. What did you do?"
Eitri paused before beginning his solemn story.
"300 dwarves lived on this ring. I thought if I did what he asked, they'd be safe. I made what he wanted. A device capable of harnessing the power of the stones. Then he killed everyone anyway. All except me. "Your life is yours." he said "But your hands are mine alone.""
"Eitri, this isn't about your hands. Every weapon you've designed, every axe, hammer sword...It's all inside your head. Now I know all hope feels lost. Trust me, I know. But together, you and I, we can kill Thanos."
Meanwhile Nebula was suspended in the interrogation room while a guard put her back together. Nebula ejected her eyepiece; disposing of the guard when he came to replace it. Then she walked to a console, dragging her dislocated metal foot behind her, and inputs a code.
"Mantis, listen very carefully. I need you to meet me on Titan." Nebula said.
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What if it was the opposite? Rewrite 2
FanfictionAnother rewrite of 'What if it was the opposite?'
